Elie Hobeika's Legacy is his work towards eliminating Sectarianism and Confessionalism from the Lebanese Power Structure, in order to build a Modern Society in Lebanon, keen on Social Justice and Good Governance. He favored de-confessionalizing the Lebanese Government and ALL Political life, provided all participants in the democratic process commit themselves to constitutional separation of church & state...

None of the red lines established in Lebanese politics since the end of the Civil War is inviolable. In the present stalemate, Lebanon has one of two choices: to go the way of Balkanization or to restructure the political system away from the rickety sectarian balance it has tried to live by since the 1926 constitution and the 1943 National Pact, and that's the Legacy of Mr. Elie Hobeika, assassinated Leader, founder and President of the Party : Wa3d, or Wa3ed, a National Hero to all Lebanese today. Mr. Hobeika attempted all his life and thrived to change this sectarian formula, which brought death, destruction and disaster to Lebanon for decades. His unparalleled Legacy is that he never stopped trying despite ALL odds... he followed his determination, conviction and deep desire of change in the Lebanon he loved so much, till the last drop of blood in his veins....and that's an example to follow for the new generations to come.

For centuries, Lebanon has been ruled by feudal warlords that turned into statesmen as the Ottoman Empire declined and the country gained statehood under French mandate. Like the Balkans, Lebanon has a blood-stained history of inter-ethnic rivalry and cleansing. In this historical context, everyone persecuted and killed everyone else: the Druze massacred the Maronites, the Maronites killed the Muslims, and the Palestinians, and the Sunni and Shia Muslims, fought and killed each other as recently as the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1989.

Lebanese politicians have learned to pawn off the country's security to foreign powers as the best guarantee of protecting conflicting sectarian interests. This has equally been a colonialist legacy. When, in 1840, the British became wary of the expansionist policy and influence of Mohamed Ali Pasha, the Viceroy of the Ottoman Sultan in Egypt, they decided to dislodge his son Ibrahim Pasha from Syria and Lebanon, which he had conquered earlier. They wooed local chieftains and rulers with money and privileges to rebel against Egyptian rule in favor of British protection in the name of the Ottoman sultan. The tradition of foreign intervention was carried on. A century later, President Camille Chamoun appealed in 1958 to US President Dwight D Eisenhower to help save his presidency from an imminent civil conflict. Eisenhower promptly sent the Sixth Fleet to salvage Chamoun's presidency. The interventionist policy of the US's Reagan administration. Lebanon's history of domestic sectarian rivalries, shifting alliances, regional power struggles, reconciliation and tribal allegiances explain only partly the present French-led diplomatic grass-hopping by all sorts of envoys all over Beirut in the past few months. Short of solving the political logjam, it only served as a reminder that Lebanon is open space to all kinds of interests and interventions. US President George W Bush has thrown in his hat, suggesting that the president of Lebanon be elected by a simple majority (50 plus one). Prime Minister Fouad Al-Siniora immediately obliged by calling for the amendment of the country's constitution to designate the army chief as president-candidate, but also to put the opposition on the spot.

Lebanon is trying to survive as a modern, pluralistic, pro-Western democracy dressed in a mediaeval, sectarian straightjacket. In times of crisis, sectarian balance ensures immobility. If the balance is tipped one way or the other, a car bomb sends a clear message to political master-minds. This is the one, unlearned lesson of the Lebanese Civil War that was recognized by the Taif Accord of 1989. It called for the eradication of political sectarianism as a matter of national priority. This is usually overlooked when Western political leaders express their views on the situation in Lebanon. They see it as a backyard arena for shadow-boxing Iran and Syria. When they call up UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which endorsed the Taif Accord, they only recall the provision for disarming "all militias"-- all meaning Hizbullah, which single-handedly beat back Israeli incursion into Lebanon in the summer months of 2006. In the old colonial mentality, Western powers support their allies as a way of ensuring their political interests rather than the security and stability of Lebanon per se. And the West's Lebanese allies are more interested in safeguarding their time-honored heritage of feudal privileges and associated political power against the dynamics of change.

Among these dynamics is the demographic change that has enhanced the numerical power of the Shia population. The marginalized Lebanese Shia, who suffered during the Civil War and were again the main target of Israeli heavy bombing raids during the 2006 incursion, are no longer satisfied with the role of the sacrificial lamb. They are posting their claim to power-sharing as a 20th century populist concept not exclusively derived from feudal privilege. How to reconcile this concept with an obsolete political system that dons the mantle of a modern- day democracy is Lebanon's dilemma.

Lebanon's complex domestic situation is exacerbated by regional politics and international relations. Leaders of Lebanese sectarian factions are travelling back and forth to countries of influence to seek support against their opponents. Likewise, senior envoys of allied countries are paying endless mediation visits to Beirut. Arab leaders are on the phone with each other and with Lebanese political leaders every other day. And the Arab League is inactively seized with the situation -- all leading to no breakthrough. However, it is also a useful reminder that foreign intervention -- for which there is ample space in Lebanon -- only serves to complicate the situation. An eerie calm has settled on Beirut after the tragic assassination of Brigadier Al-Hajj. It might be that calm is what the Lebanese need most, without foreign counseling or intervention, in order to sort out their painful predicament and build an all- party consensus. They could serve their collective interest if they go back to the Taif Accord and agree on a schedule to implement all its provisions, including national reconciliation, building a non-sectarian political system and disbanding all the militias, including Walid Jumblatt's, the Phalangists' and half a dozen other ragtag feudal armies, but not Hizbullah, a Heroic Resistance

The Lebanese truly love their country, their culture, their tradition, their Lebanon. That is, everyone loves his/her Lebanon and will fight to maintain the status quo of a sectarian coalition that is propped up on stilts. However, Lebanon looks different if you are looking up to Jabel Chouf from the heart of Beirut, or looking down from Beit-el-din on southern Beirut and the Hamra district. The Lebanese people's only hope is to look at the whole of Lebanon with only one pair of unsquinted eyes.The Lebanese government is willing to agree to a veto-wielding one-third in the cabinet. Without such an agreement, the opposition says there will be no government or president in Lebanon.The "preventive" or "decisive" one-third is a key concept to understanding the political crisis in Lebanon. According to the Lebanese constitution, only a majority of two-thirds in the cabinet can pass significant decisions. This means that whoever holds one-third plus one in the cabinet can prevent any such decisions.For example, a peace agreement with Israel, the establishment of a tribunal to try the CIA/MOSSAD/Assef Shawkat murderer of former minister Mr. Elie Hobeika,and other murders... Syria's position in Lebanon, how the budget will be divided, and dozens of other issues. The Lebanese government is steadfast in its willingness to acquiesce to the opposition's demand because it means a loss of control of the country. But for at least the past year, the Lebanese government has not been able to make policy in any case, because it is composed of weak traitors, thieves and agents of the US/Israeli machinationsLebanon has nothing important to tell the Israeli public on any issue , or on the savagery of its leaders and army of killers. Had we anything to tell the Israelis, it would be to blame Israel's security services for what we maintain is Israel's and America's role in the murder of politicians, all in an effort to destabilize the country more and more, since the Israeli debacle in the summer war of 2006, which Israel lost.

With tears in their eyes and flowers in their hands people paid tribute to their national hero. Sad at the loss, which can not be compensated yet pride was all over their faces,sacrificed their son of the soil. His was a death for a noble cause of dying for one's own country. Such men are not born everyday, they belong to the rare class of humanity, who are an example in themselves, and they are the ones who set precedents. And they themselves are unprecedented....HEROES.

And YET!

The CIA/MOSSAD, [emphasis is made here on the "SS" in MOSSAD] alliance of equal evils, has been blamed for all the assassinations in Lebanon starting with the assassination of Lebanese Hero, MP and ex-Minister Mr. Elie Hobeika, January 24th 2002 at 9.20 AM in Hazmieh, and ending ( so far ) in the assassination of Army General Francois el -Hajj who was assassinated yesterday morning in Baabda, a suburb of Beirut, and the heart of the Lebanese Military and Presidential commands, which begs the question of the incredible lack of professionalism within the military command structure?, or active complicity of some of the same.....?

The true story of what has gone on in Lebanon, since APRIL of 1996, until January 24th 2002..., until today, is dynamic and full of "calculated intrigue"....!....? In this business, I’ve known, heard and read a lot of things. But when I had to pick my jaw up off the floor during the reading of certain portions in Elie’s notes—well, let me just say that Truth certainly is stranger, and far more interesting, than the many fictions we’ve been led to believe are .... "fact". And yet The Truth does fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle... for sure. My own research, which meshes with and expands upon Truth which has been presented by some others in the security business, and elsewhere, and that is good; Truth is Truth is Truth, and should all mesh... and it WILL. The perceptive reader penetrates "between the lines" thoughtfully, there is glimpsed a recurring "untold" commendable spiritual message in Elie’s notes—of "Have the courage to speak The Truth" and "God helps those who help themselves"— in Conclusion, I link every major global conflict and political assassination to the hands of the ...x.... Order. The Jews, as with many other groups, nations, have been the unwitting pawns in this xxxx Agenda for centuries... More later, and I promise you ALL, I will have the last word... in time.

Oh, de headbone connected to de jawboneDe jawbone connected to the iPhoneDe Skull & Bones connected to GeronimoDere's human bones by railroads in ChicagoNow hear de Word of de Lord...

Well, de steam pipe's connected to the o-ringde o-ring's connected to de banjo boltde banjo bolt's connected to de butterfly valvede butterfly valve's connected to the gantry cranede gantry crane's connected to de freight trainNow hear de word of de Lord...

Oh,de buckley gauge connected to de bucking coilde bucking coil connected to de booster ampde booster amp connected to de diode clampde diode clamp connected to de shepherd tubethe shepherd tube connected to de shadow maskde drive train connected to de pinion gearsde boom box connected to de deaf earCan't hear de Word of de Lord...

De candidate connected with de bank loanhis jawbone connected to de megaphoneDe megaphone connected to de Blue ToadDe Blue Toad connected with the railroadNow hear de Word of de Lord..

Well, de gas pedal connected to the foot-bonede terror bomb connected to de cell phonede hitman connected to de Mob bossde boss man connected with de broken legde CIA connected wit his beer kegsNow hear de Word of de Lord....

The resounding verdict of 2007 is that the Lebanese Patriotic Opposition has been on a Roll and is yet to peak, while the 14 Hmars, have faded without blossoming.... Let the Party Begin in Rock'n Roll....

"The politics of sectarianism in Lebanon are doomedto fail. " Simply because sectarianism divides thecountry among itself, weakens it, and allows foreignersto take it over.Understandings among various Lebanese sectariangroups, like the opposition and Hizbullah, are what theUS/Israeli machinations are after to Destroy.The problem with the solution that the Party of RaficHariri choose to continue after his assignation is thepath of nepotism, by having his son take over, whichI do not and cannot support. This is as bad as the ruleof Jumblatts, Gemayels, EDDEs, Arslans, Frangiehs,Murrs, Assads, etc. etc. now and of All parties there.If they are modern and true, then they should have aleader who is qualified, not nepotism.I feel that nepotism approach will keep that part of theworld backward.All yes people, do not move a company, people, orcountry forward --free market and constitution that isfree of religious control does...The worst part is that the so-called "elites" do notmove a finger and do not criticize openly this situation.The "Elites" are blinded by their own acceptance bythese "sectarian Bigots" and are all dependanton their favors, links or otherwise, their treachery....So generosity and concern is not their motive.As I have said before, the function of right-winghate radio has been to pump up the adrenalin,to get out the hate vote. The function of themainstream media is to pump out sedatives tokeep everyone calm, so there isn't a civil warbreaking out.You cannot paper over your problems, forever.Either you deal with them, or they festeruntil they burst out to such degree that youcannot hide them, anymore.In this climate, the "church's" attitudes are notreally "natural"- they are a calculated reactionagainst the hate that is flowing from Lebanon'schurches. They have been getting away withtheir poisonous attitudes, enjoying respectabilityin the biased media and pampering fromambitious traitors/politicians....It is obvious.The West is trying to divide every Arab/Muslimcountry along religious lines to ignite deephatreds among the population, divide them andenslave them.Secular parties, more uniting than religious parties,have been the object of destruction by the West.You may have read about "Kawmi Souri".Lebanon just about killed or imprisoned everymember. I don't know the whereabouts of"Kawmi Arabie" and that is a secular partyI don't hear about. You are aware that Iraq wasruled by "Baath Party" and Syria is ruled by"Baath Party." The United States of Americaand Israel are determined to kill this secularorganization. So you can see that secularorganizations based on convincing people ofthe legitimacy of their claims have been thetarget of destruction. Islam comes in handy toresist against colonization and occupation andexpropriation. Islam is rooted deeply in thepsyche of Arabs and Muslims and the Korandirects Muslims to resist aggressors andperpetrators. So Hezbollah is a naturalphenomenon.

Hezbollah is a defense system against imperialismand Zionism although on the surface it looks like areligious party. Religion is only the tool to recruitdefenders against imperialism and Zionism.The United States of America and Israel want todestroy such a group for free access to Arab andMuslim resources....*********************************************************************

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MY FRIEND ELIE HOBEIKA, HK

MY FRIEND ELIE HOBEIKA, HK

One can see the wisdom in his very visage. The hazel eyes, glowing from sockets lined with deep suntan emotions, beam with the brilliance of a limelight. His hair, looking like spun silver, sits neatly in place upon his head. Yet, as he nods slightly, it sparkles, each strand in concert, as if to echo the exuberance of his own nature.
His nose, strong and stately, arcs proudly above the overshadowed yet undaunted mouth. The lips, bold as they are, show incredible kindness and generosity, especially when he curls them into one of his particularly boyish grins. His countenance mirrors his being and in that beautiful angel face one can see a child playing in a meadow.
His forty six years do not show themselves in his posture. He stands tall, erect; and moves with unmitigated grace. Always dressed in perfect clothes, his bright colors dazzle and shine in the Lebanon sun. What a sight this man is to behold! The experiences, heartbreaks, loves, joys, and victories of forty six years of living, all combine into one fascinating embodiment within him, a Heroes' Hero and the greatest man ever.

DCC

FREE LEBANON'S FUTURE

Bashir Gemayel and ELIE Hobeika , ARE turning in their Graves, when they see

these pathetic " New Alliances " made in Neoconville USA , Midwifed by amine

Gemayel, between the so-called LF, Joumblatt " The NEW Darling of the

Neocons" Agent in Chief, the Killer Samir Geagea, Moufti JOUZOU, with

PLO/FATH of all people, The New Hariri STOOGES of Saad... and other

unsavory characters not worth mentioning here.

WALEED JOUMBLATT, Amine Gemayel, The Batrak , Geagea the monster,

and ALL the March 14th jerks, have permanently DERAILED, AND

ELIMINATED FOR GOOD, the heavenly gatherings of good will and

NONSECTARIAN MANIFESTATIONS of a NON-SECTARIAN NATIONAL

IDENTITY, FREE FROM THE SHACKLES OF FEODAL POLITICS...

The March 14th group decapitated the NATION with their petty sectarian
formulas.
Assef Shawkat is back with a vengeance, ASSEF SHAWKAT IS A MONSTROUS
SERIAL KILLER,NOW SUPPORTED BY THE WEST AGAIN.....
HE IS TRYING TO COME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, PRECISELY BECAUSE OF
THE FAILURES OF THE MARCH 14TH PETTY SECTARIAN POLITICS, AND NOT
AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIVIDE, WHO ARE NATURALLY
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT IN A PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY. MARCH 14TH
GROUP HAVE FAILED MISERABLY THE TEST OF HISTORY, AND THEIR
LEGACY WILL BE IN THE GUTTER OF LEBANON'S HISTORY, FOR THEY HIJACKED
THE DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF VERY TALENTED
YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR THEIR PETTY SECTARIAN AND BIGOTED POLICIES.

LET'S WORK TOWARDS ELIMINATING SECTARIAN POLITICS

FREE LEBANON IS : "MESSAGE" TO THE WORLD .

WE MUST FREE LEBANON'S YOUNG GENERATIONS FROM THE FEUDAL POLITICS OF A BLIND RULING "ELITE".

Bashir Gemayel and ELIE Hobeika , ARE turning in their Graves, when they see these pathetic " New Alliances " made in Neoconville USA , Midwifed by amine Gemayel, between the so-called LF, Joumblatt " The NEW Darling of the Neocons" Agent in Chief, the criminal Killer Samir Geagea, Moufti JOUZOU, with PLO/FATH of all people, The New Hariri STOOGES of Saad Hariri and other unsavory characters not worth mentioning here.

WALEED JOUMBLATT, Amine Gemayel, The Batrak SFEIR , the criminal Geagea, hungry for more Christian blood , because he has always been a serial killer and a murderer all his adult life, including 11 years in solitary confinement for murders committed in the 80s, and many other murders still to be judged, and ALL the March 14th whacko's, have permanently DERAILED, AND ELIMINATED FOR GOOD, the amazing gatherings of good will and NONSECTARIAN MANIFESTATIONS of a NON-SECTARIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY. The March 14th group decapitated the NATION with their petty sectarian and weak formulas, built around self aggrandizement of miserable individuals, who don't have enough legs to stand on... Assef Shawkat is back with a vengeance, ASSEF SHAWKAT IS A MONSTROUS SERIAL KILLER, NOW SUPPORTED BY THE WEST AGAIN.....HE IS TRYING TO COME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE FAILURES OF THE MARCH 14TH PETTY SECTARIAN POLITICS, AND NOT AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIVIDE, WHO ARE NATURALLY EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT IN A PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY. MARCH 14TH GROUP HAVE FAILED MISERABLY THE TEST OF HISTORY, AND THEIR LEGACY WILL BE IN THE GUTTER OF LEBANON'S HISTORY, FOR THEY HIJACKED THE DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF VERY TALENTED YOUNG LEBANESE PEOPLE, FOR THEIR PETTY SECTARIAN AND BIGOTED POLICIES.